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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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